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Police: Woman who went missing at Charlotte Douglas has been found

A woman who suffers from mental health issues and went missing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Thursday has been found, police said Friday morning.

Deandra Fluitt, 33, got separated from her family while walking through the airport between 2 and 2:20 p.m., police said.

Video surveillance footage showed her leaving the lower level of the terminal from the baggage claim area.

Fluitt was found in good health Friday morning at the airport, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police spokesman Keith Trietley said. She has been reunited with her family, he said.

Joe Marusak: 704-358-5067, @jmarusak

This story was originally published December 18, 2015 at 7:30 AM with the headline "Police: Woman who went missing at Charlotte Douglas has been found."

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